I feel a bit nervous laughing at goalkeepers right now, I'm sure whoever we play tomorrow will do something similar! Worth noting though that Mignolet had the ball between his hand and the ground when Long kicked it, which according to the rules, counts as being in his possession: "The goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball when the ball is held with both hands, held by trapping the ball between one hand and any surface... While the ball is in the possession of the goalkeeper, it may not be challenged for or played by an opponent in any manner" Think Long might consider himself slightly fortunate there! Here's the full rule for those interested:
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Did you even read the rule? It is in his possession if it is "held by trapping the ball between one hand and any surface".
read the rule again the key word is control. i wouldn't say Mignolet was in control actually i need to read it again. looks like the manner is irrelevant lol. one hand seems to be ok which surprises me
Think you're right. Looking at the replay he does have it trapped to the ground with one hand. I didn't really look properly the first time
I presumed he had nothing on the ball when Long touched it before seeing the replays. Strange he didn't complain
Part of that presumption was due to him not complaining. Perhaps had he said to the ref he had it under control with one hand he'd have got away with it. I'm guessing Mignolet didn't know the rule either !
